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Noun:

  • High proof alcohol, usually whiskey, especially in the context of its sale to or consumption by Native Americans. (a Native American term, a calque of the Ojibwa word ''ishkodewaaboo'', ''ishkodew'' meaning "fire" and ''aaboo'' meaning "water/liquid") Sometimes used humorously in other contexts.
  • High temperature hydraulic discharge of condensate from industrial boilers.

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